RNs to Visit Cleveland, Massillon, Akron, Kent, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati

Nurses aboard National Nurses United’s Bernie Bus, which has been driving through early voting states across the U.S., will arrive in Ohio, Monday, March 7, to conduct voter outreach in support of Sen. Bernie Sanders in the run-up to the state's March 15th primary.

The bus, which visited Flint, Michigan this past weekend will be touring Ohio over the coming week and making numerous stops in the Cleveland area today including Cleveland State University, Case Western University, Cleveland Veterans Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic, the Westside Market and the Quicken Loans Arena.

Provisional Bus Schedule for the coming week:

Monday, March 7 – Cleveland
Tuesday, March 8 - Akron, Kent, Massillon
Weds., March 9 - Columbus
Thursday, March 10 - Dayton
Friday, March 11 - Cincinnati

Please contact Kari Jones to connect with the bus 510-207-4829

National Nurses United, with over 185,000 members in all 50 states, is the largest organization of registered nurses in the U.S. and the first union to endorse Sanders, in August last year. Since then, NNU members have been organizing house parties, rallies and phone banks, and mobilizing door-to-door GOTV efforts in support of Sanders.

“’Tell us where it hurts’ is the nurses’ refrain, right? The bus draws people over for conversations about the issues impacting their lives,” said Jean Ross, RN, co-president of National Nurses United, who is traveling with the bus. “It’s absolutely devastating what’s happening in Flint. And unfortunately, environmental racism and classism are impacting patients across the country. Nurses are standing up in this election to say ‘Enough!’  Bernie’s calling for Medicare for all, and he has the strongest platform to address the economic, racial and environmental injustice that are sickening and killing Americans.”

“From Nevada to New Hampshire, from Colorado to South Carolina, nurses have talked to voters and been reminded of the huge gaps in access to health care and education, concerns about retirement security, the jobs lost due to unfair trade deals, widespread inequality, and the escalating climate crisis that continue to plague so many communities and families,” said RoseAnn DeMoro, Executive Director of NNU.

“Bernie Sanders and the legions of grassroots activists around the country who have joined him, and spoken out for the themes of this historic campaign will not stop. The political revolution is just beginning,” said DeMoro.

Nurses on the #Bernie Bus delivering a donation of water and baby care products to the
Metropolitan Baptist Church in Flint, Michigan yesterday.